JP3175006U - chopsticks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a chopstick that can be easily picked even by fine food and can be easily used even by an infant who is not familiar with chopsticks.
The upper end of the chopstick body has a substantially square cross section, gradually becomes narrower toward the longitudinal tip, the tip has a circular cross section, and the tip has a diameter of 2 mm or less. It is characterized by that. Alignment near the tip of the chopstick body is easier, making it easier to pick up even small foods, and easier use even for infants who are not familiar with chopsticks. In addition, since the portion held by the hand has a prismatic shape, a good grip feeling can be obtained when it is held by hand, and there is an excellent effect of stability without fear of rolling when placed on a table or the like.
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Description

The present invention relates to chopsticks for eating.

Conventionally, many chopsticks are made of wood or plastic, and in particular, chopsticks are often coated with lacquer on the surface and circular in cross section.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-116049

The chopsticks disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-116049 are formed by forming a lacquer layer such as raw lacquer on almost the entire surface of a chopstick body made of wood, bamboo, etc., and thus the texture of wood, bamboo, etc., which are natural materials, is impaired. I can't feel the material.

Raw lacquer is also applied to the tip of food, and the tip becomes thick due to the film thickness of raw lacquer, making it difficult to pick up fine foods and slipping, and difficult to use for infants who are unfamiliar with chopstick handling. .

Further, when viewed from the drawing, the cross-sectional shape of the chopsticks is circular, which may cause rolling when the chopsticks are placed on a table or the like.

The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, and can be used easily even by infants who are unfamiliar with handling chopsticks, and is stable without fear of rolling when placed on a table or the like. The purpose is to provide chopsticks.

In order to achieve the above object, in the chopsticks of the present invention, the cross section of the upper end of the chopstick body is substantially square, and gradually becomes narrower toward the front end in the longitudinal direction, and the cross section of the front end is circular. The diameter of the most advanced part is 2 mm or less.

Desirably, the material of the chopsticks is bamboo. By using bamboo, which has a higher strength than wood, it can be used without breaking even when the tip has a diameter of 2 mm or less.

In this way, the chopsticks according to the present invention have a substantially square cross section at the upper end of the chopstick body, and gradually become narrower toward the front end in the longitudinal direction. By making the diameter of 2 mm or less fine, the vicinity of the tip of the chopstick body is better aligned, making it easier to pick up even small foods, etc., and even for infants who are unfamiliar with chopstick handling. In addition, since the portion held by the hand has a prismatic shape, a good grip feeling can be obtained when it is held by hand, and there is an excellent effect of stability without fear of rolling when placed on a table or the like.

1 shows a front view including a cross-sectional view of a chopstick 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 (a) is a front view of the chopstick 1, and FIG. 1 (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA. 1C is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B, and FIG. 1D is an enlarged plan view of the uppermost end portion 6.

What is considered to be the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1A shows a front view of the chopsticks 1. The material of the chopsticks 1 is bamboo, and the chopstick body 2 is manufactured. As for the kind of the bamboo, the thick material and the hard material of bamboo are preferable among the bamboos.

FIG. 1B shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the upper end portion 3 of the chopstick body 2 taken along the line AA. The cross section of the upper end portion 3 is substantially square, and has a prismatic shape that gradually decreases in a pyramid shape toward the distal end portion 4 in the longitudinal direction, and the cross section is gradually circular from about 5 cm from the most distal end portion 5. Is made. At this time, the corners of the chopstick body 2 are chamfered to give a predetermined radius. The vicinity of the upper end portion 3 is also a portion held by hand, and since this portion has a prismatic shape, a good grip feeling can be obtained when held by hand. In addition, it is excellent in stability with no fear of rolling when placed on a table or the like. FIG. 1C shows an enlarged cross-sectional view of the cross section taken along line BB.

The diameter of the most advanced portion 5 is processed so as to be 2 mm or less. Such ultra-fine processing can be achieved by making the bamboo type tough and high-strength moss, and if it is made of wood, it can be broken with a little effort when pinching food. May end up. By processing the chopsticks very finely, the vicinity of the tip 4 of the chopstick body 2 is improved, and it becomes easy to pick up even fine foods, and it is easy to use even for infants who are unfamiliar with the handling of chopsticks.

FIG. 1 (d) shows an enlarged plan view of the uppermost end 6. The uppermost end 6 has a quadrangular pyramid shape.

As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the shape, material, color, etc. of the details are arbitrarily changed within the scope of the present invention, Needless to say, they can be added and deleted.

1 Chopstick 2 Chopstick body 3 Chopstick top 4 Chopstick tip 5 Chopstick cutting edge 6 Chopstick top

Claims (3)

  The upper end of the chopstick body has a substantially square cross section, gradually becomes thinner toward the longitudinal tip, the tip has a circular cross section, and the tip has a diameter of 2 mm or less. Chopsticks to do.   The chopsticks according to claim 1, wherein the shape of the uppermost end of the chopstick body is a quadrangular pyramid.   The chopstick body according to claim 1, wherein the chopstick body is bamboo.

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